Yes, thank you for finally sharing James Jessiman’s and Dan Jezek’s stories! They were influential in the AFOL community and their legacies carry on. Thank you James Jessiman for LDraw and Dan Jezek for Bricklink!
Personally that was very powerful. I run an international team of LEGO commission designers, doing designs for fans and businesses all around the world, all because of Studio. I also have a slew of Studio tutorials I have shared with the community and have Facebook group dedicated to digital LEGO design. To know my work rests on the shoulders of giants is very humbling and gives me a strong sense of purpose to continue. Thank you so much for this.
Funny intro! Remember, though: you cannot tell people how they should use language. Even linguists do not do that (they only observe and analyze). If, therefore, someone wants to speak about how they play with LEGOs, they will do that. (Notice the use of full capitalization in the name, which is something not many people out there care about!) If LEGO (sic!) wants to do something about that, it's their problem; no one is expected to, nor will they, give a flying duck. Should anyone tell you that you must not upload audio files to RU-vid instead of to Spotify, would you apologize and delete this "video"? Do you see now how ridiculous your intransigence is? The LEGO Group has always been smart - lucky, too?! -, taking advantage of the work of others: first, the original designer of the brick - Hilary Fisher Page of British company Kiddicraft -, then, the AFOLs. As users of LEGO bricks, we benefit, of course, from that. The history of BrickLink is as fascinating as any other similar adventure. The story as told by the mother is both revealing and touching; the way she ends her intervention is truly heartbreaking.
Huh! You cannot control language use. Not even linguists can regulate that. Instead, you will just go with the flow - the masses. Hence, you will end up saying, "I like/do not like LEGO", "Have you bought any LEGO recently?", or, "LEGO has made huge profits during the pandemic". Even the company writes "LEGO" on their products, not, say, "LEGO bricks/parts/set/toy"! As for Studio, while it has a much larger database (what was LDD's last updated?), it certainly is not as user-friendly as LDD is. Connecting parts can also be a nightmare. So, while Studio has some future, I will stick with LEGO Digital Designer for, very likely, a long while.
